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Employment and average hourly earnings by industry

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Employment and average hourly earnings by industry for all employees, August 2025, seasonally adjusted
Industry Over-the-month-change in employment (in thousands) Average hourly earnings Employment level (in thousands)

Total private

38 36.53 135,972

Mining and logging

-6 40.53 609

Construction

-7 39.98 8,295

Manufacturing

-12 35.50 12,722

Wholesale trade

-11.7 39.00 6,147.5

Retail trade

10.5 25.47 15,588.4

Transportation and warehousing

3.6 31.71 6,747.7

Utilities

-0.8 52.75 598.3

Information

-5 52.58 2,926

Financial activities

-3 47.74 9,250

Professional and business services

-17 44.57 22,536

Private education and health services

46 35.53 27,452

Leisure and hospitality

28 22.95 17,050

Other services

12 32.84 6,050